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A rendering of Stanwell Clean Energy Hub. Image: Queensland government.

Octopus buys 1,000MWh BESS project to back renewable energy PPAs in Queensland, Australia

October 6, 2023
Octopus Investments Australia has bought one of the biggest BESS projects in development in the country, from developer Firm Power.
Large-scale solar PV plant in Victoria, Australia, with battery storage in foreground. The new CfD is designed to stimulate investment in large-scale PV and wind, which has stalled in Australia. Image: Edify Energy.

Federal approval for Edify Energy’s PV plant with 200MW/800MWh BESS in Queensland, Australia

October 4, 2023
Renewables developer Edify Energy has secured federal approval on a 600MW solar PV plant in Central Queensland, Australia.
Even when BESS fires only have limited impact such as this incident at the Victoria Big Battery in Australia, they make the news, while prevented fires do not. Image: Country Fire Authority.

Tesla Megapack on fire in ‘minor incident’ at battery storage site in Australia

September 27, 2023
A fire has taken place at a battery storage project in Queensland, Australia, as it reached the final stages of its commissioning phase.
Rendering of how the Stanwell hub might look. Image: Queensland government.

Flow batteries arrive onsite as Queensland government reveals Clean Energy Hub plans

August 29, 2023
The government of Queensland has provided details of its Stanwell Clean Energy Hub multi-phase development.
Redflow's first US project was this 2MWh deployment at a biofuels production facility in California. Image: Redflow. Image: Redflow.
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Queensland invests AU$24 million in locally-made flow batteries

August 2, 2023
Two projects in Queensland using different flow battery technologies have been given the financial backing of the state’s government.
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World’s largest pumped hydro plant project progresses in Queensland, Australia

June 9, 2023
Key contracts have been awarded in Queensland, Australia, to work on what would be the world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant.
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1GWh+ of BESS projects from Synergy, SkyLab, Queensland gov progress in Australia

March 21, 2023
Battery storage projects at least 1GWh of capacity have been proposed or progressed in Australia by companies Synergy, SkyLab and the Queensland government.
Wandoan South, a Vena Energy BESS project in Queensland, Australia. Image: Vena Energy.

Queensland hails public ownership as key to energy transition, launches EOI for 250MW battery storage project

March 13, 2023
The government of Queensland has said keeping energy sector in public ownership will be key to an orderly transition away from fossil fuels.
Queensland's premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (shaking hands on right) meeting young apprentices at a site in Townsville earlier this week. Image: Annastacia Palaszczuk's office via Twitter.

Queensland transmission line upgrade to enable battery and renewables manufacturing ambitions

March 7, 2023
The Premier of Queensland announced a major transmission line project to unlock 6GW of renewable energy, enabling the Australian state to create a homegrown clean energy value chain.
An existing community, or neighbourhood battey site in Western Australia. ARENA has called for systems of between 500kW and 5MW from applicants. Image: Horizon Power.

Queensland rolling out neighbourhood batteries to maximise rooftop solar benefits

February 3, 2023
Government-backed energy storage announcements continue to roll out of Queensland, with the Australian state set to begin a ‘Neighbourhood Battery’ programme.

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